Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer · ¶252

The President reported to Congress the morning after the seizure that he acted because a work stoppage in steel production would immediately imperil the safety of the Nation by preventing execution of the legislative programs for procurement of military equipment. And, while a shutdown could be averted by granting the price concessions requested by plaintiffs, granting such concessions would disrupt the price stabilization program also enacted by Congress. Rather than fail to execute either legislative program, the President acted to execute both.

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U. S. Reports, volume 343, at 579 (Library of Congress) · transcription: Caselaw Access Project
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